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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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